February 2012

Spring Training Trip March 22 - 25

DO NOT MISS our spring training trip -- you can check details out here. This is a great weekend of fun, fellowship and riding. You do not have to be a Twin Cities Spoke member or a racer to participate, so it is a great opportunity to invite a friend. The 16 who we already have committed are a great mix of men and women, racers and rec-riders, IC3 members and non-IC3. Trust me, you WILL fit in.

Clothing Order is coming soon

We need to close our Voler by Feb. 13, so be sure to order your smart-looking TC-IC3 gear as soon as possible. Order on-line here. Delivery will be early April -- before the start of race season!!!

Be sure to check out the HOT new item: the Forza HC -- "high compression" bottoms -- in either shorts or bibs.

Indoor Spin Sessions are going on each Saturday!

To start your year out right, get out your calendar and get ready to get riding!

TC.IC3 Saturday winter spin sessions
Every Sat. Jan 7 - March 31
8:30 - 10:30 am
Wooddale Church
Hillside Room (lower level, right behind the gym)

What to bring:
- yourself
- bike
- stationary trainer
- water/food/whatever you like to consume during a workout
- any training video you like. We have some, but sometimes change it up.
- floor fan. Some always appear, but if you have one some moving air is good.

It's 2 hrs of fun and exercise, and since we're going nowhere nobody gets dropped!

- Joel Boelke

Sponsor discounts

Many of our sponsors give our members great discounts on the products that they sell. Matt Lovaas has volunteered to put in an order to some of our vendors to consolidate and simplify the ordering process and to possibly save on some shipping. Need tires? Check out the Schwalbe website and then let Matt know what you need. Running low on Hammer Gel or other Hammer products? Let Matt know. Contacting Matt will not only get you information on our discounts, but he will inform you on when to order and how to pay. [NOTE: we can not publish our sponsor discounts on line, so please check with Matt or the National IC3 site.]

2012 Racing has begun

Join the bright orange for the last two "Indoor Crits" at the National Sports Center Fieldhouse in Blaine [deatils here]. Last time they had three categories who did three races each -- and you can race any or all of the nine races. These are a blast, a great workout and sure beats riding on the trainer. Sunday night 9:00 - 11:00, Feb 12th and 26th.

The organizers have requests a head-count from us before raceday, so they can prepare for our numbers [we had five out of about 25 - 30 racers at the last event, so we were a significant force]. Please show your interest on our forum [click here] so we can get the right numbers to the organizers.